the news of the world was the best selling newspaper in britain. a cheeky blend of skin, scandals and got you journalism squarely aimed a british working people who enjoyed see l powerful taken down. but not families touched by grief. the news of the world is under police investigation for hacking into voice mails belonging to relatives of fallen soldiers, and murdered teenager. journalists also hacked into the phones of celebrities who found out and sued. it was james rupert murdock's son who authorized a reported million dollars out of court settlement to at least one of the hacking victims. this week, he admitted it was a mistake. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers, within incomplete investigation and that's a matter of real regret personally. >> reporter: in fact it raises very dangerous questions for the murdock emissary which includes fox news, wall street journal, and the new york post. murdock biographer. >> he wrote the initial checks to the the people who were suing the company, and other questions that investigators are a